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originally posted by: ReturnofTheSonOfNothing
a reply to: DarknStormy
Why would an all seeing, all knowing supreme being express such important knowledge in such vague terms open to various interpretations and requiring "spiritual insight" (an amazingly subjective quality open to personal bias) ? Why would his message not be unequivocal, and open to all?
You could make these same arguments about any subjective text. People who do not see enlightenment in the I-Ching - or for that matter in the Greater London Phone Directory ? - they obviously just do not possess the correct "spiritual insight"..
So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
originally posted by: Murgatroid
a reply to: Barcs
But yet so many religious folk take the bait hook line and sinker when people preach about the evil science and how it's the devil's work.
Evolution is a religion based upon faith and assumptions that have NOTHING to do with Science.
It is believed TOTALLY by blind faith.
The only difference is that unlike Christianity, evolution is a blind faith - which is is COMPLETELY contradicted by evidence and science...
So WHO is the one taking the bait now?
It takes MORE faith to believe in the absurdities of evolution than it does to believe in creation and ID.
Evolution IS in fact an organized religion regardless of WHAT anyone wants to call it.
There are other questions Darwinists need to answer. If believing that Christ raised people from the dead is a matter of faith — and it is — is not the Darwinist claim that nature created life out of non-life a matter of faith? If it is science, why can’t scientists replicate it in microcosm in a laboratory?
Clearly, a continued belief in the absolute truth of Darwinist evolution is but an act of faith that fulfills a psychological need of folks who have rejected God. That picture on the wall of the science class of apes on four legs, then apes on two legs, then homo erectus walking upright is as much an expression of faith as the picture of Adam and Eve and the serpent in the Garden of Eden.
With respect to its great contributions to society, I think it is important to make a case that science is really affecting society more like a religion now than a field of study or a resource base of useful information. Many everyday people do not understand it at all and accept ALL its teachings on faith. Unfortunately some scientists and academic professionals are not so noble and have perpetrated deliberate frauds and cover-ups of important discoveries.
"(Darwinism is) nothing but a kind of cult, a cult religion....It has no scientific validity whatsoever. Darwin's so-called theory of evolution is based on absurdly irrational propositions, which did not come from scientific observations, but were artificially introduced from the outside, for political-ideological reasons."
originally posted by: starfoxxx
Billion muslims, billion catholics, billion in india, a billion in china, were already at 4 billion who do not believe in atheism. this is involving only 4 religions, and some of those even have multiple sect.. worldwide i do not believe evolution or atheism is the primary/majority belief...
originally posted by: starfoxxx
Billion muslims, billion catholics, billion in india, a billion in china, were already at 4 billion who do not believe in atheism. this is involving only 4 religions, and some of those even have multiple sect.. worldwide i do not believe evolution or atheism is the primary/majority belief...
originally posted by: KaelemJames
a reply to: DigitalResonance
In The Written Word it tells us the earth is round:
Job 26:7
Isaiah 40:21-22
Man puts his faith in the flesh. Thereby saying the world is flat, 1000's of years after God told man it is not.
On the other hand, I cannot debate with people who don't believe in The Living Word.
originally posted by: Barcs
Non religious accounts for 12% of the world, and that doesn't prove a single thing.
This is true
originally posted by: Barcs
a reply to: Blue Shift
This is true. Atheists have been stuck in the proverbial closet for centuries upon centuries. It has only been the last 30 years and change in some western countries, where they have been able to freely speak out without consequence. I do agree that the actual numbers are most likely significantly higher than the survey reflects.
Religious apologists complain bitterly that atheists and secularists are aggressive and hostile in their criticism of them. I always say: look, when you guys were in charge, you didn’t argue with us, you just burnt us at the stake. Now what we’re doing is, we’re presenting you with some arguments and some challenging questions, and you complain.
originally posted by: randyvs
a reply to: Barcs
This is true
Come on Barcs, you know as a
well as I do that's just speculative upon wishful at best.
And the real truth is, that the further back in time we go?
The closer we get to the times, when there was good reason for people
to write and believe that which time has now allowed it's disbelief.
Only time and the world being constantly filled with degenerative human
beings saturated in immorality, corruption and greed. We wouldn't even know
our own Creator if he smacked us across the face and that's only happened recently,
in the grand scheme of things. Surely even you must admit that's completely obvious.
originally posted by: DarknStormy
a reply to: Grimpachi
So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
All this is saying is that the Sun was stationery in the Sky which could have numerous explanations. Maybe the Earth stopped turning, the Sun didn't go down for roughly a day. Maybe it was something else but to assume that this is undeniable evidence that the Bible says the Sun orbits the Earth is ridiculous. The Moon also stopped, does that mean the Earth orbits the Moon?
originally posted by: randyvs
a reply to: Barcs
This is true
Come on Barcs, you know as a
well as I do that's just speculative upon wishful at best.
And the real truth is, that the further back in time we go?
The closer we get to the times, when there was good reason for people
to write and believe that which time has now allowed it's disbelief.
Only time and the world being constantly filled with degenerative human
beings saturated in immorality, corruption and greed. We wouldn't even know
our own Creator if he smacked us across the face and that's only happened recently,
in the grand scheme of things. Surely even you must admit that's completely obvious.
originally posted by: Skadi_the_Evil_Elf
No. You really do not understand evolution, despite your rabid, irrational fear and dismissal of it. You hate what you do not comprehend, and what you do not comprehend, you cannot debate meaningfully or rationally. You are not the only creationist with this mindset, it seems to be the norm.
originally posted by: GetHyped
a reply to: ElohimJD
An adult male neanderthal was around 5' 2". Not sure how that qualifies as "giant".